School boundaries changed

The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees decided to redraw the district’s elementary school boundaries to place Jackson Elementary School students at Monroe Intermediate School next year.

The decision comes a month after the board voted to close Jackson in a cost savings move in anticipation of decreased revenue from the state.

Prior to the vote, Jackson PTO treasurer Irish Kreis, said she hoped the board would decide to redraw the boundaries as it would allow the PTO to continue its work in supporting the students and staff at the school, regardless of where they’r...